Scheduled MonumentsEnglandMoated site and fishpond 450m north west of Hunkington

Moated site and fishpond 450m north west of Hunkington

England
List entry 1019645
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1019645
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.55 hectares
Grid reference
SJ 56518 14085
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Moated site and fishpond 450m north west of Hunkington is a medieval defensive and residential complex located in Shropshire. The site comprises a moated enclosure typical of the high medieval period, when such earthwork defences were commonly constructed around manorial settlements and smaller fortified dwellings. The associated fishpond represents the agricultural and provisioning infrastructure characteristic of medieval estate management, serving both practical and status-enhancing functions. The monuments survive as substantial earthwork remains, preserving evidence of medieval settlement patterns and land use in the region.

Moated site and fishpond 450m north west of Hunkington is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019645. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Moated site and fishpond 450m north west of Hunkington?

Moated site and fishpond 450m north west of Hunkington is a medieval defensive and residential complex located in Shropshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1019645.

Who is responsible for protecting Moated site and fishpond 450m north west of Hunkington?

Moated site and fishpond 450m north west of Hunkington is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1019645.

What other scheduled monuments are near Moated site and fishpond 450m north west of Hunkington?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Haughmond Abbey: an Augustinian monastery on the site of an earlier religious foundation, a post-Dissolution residence and garden remains (2.7 km), Slight univallate hillfort, an 18th century folly and a World War II spigot mortar emplacement, on the summit of Haughmond Hill (2.8 km), Queen Eleanor's Bower: a ringwork, 710m north east of Bridge Farm (2.9 km).

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Everything a full report reveals about Moated site and fishpond 450m north west of Hunkington

This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Moated site and fishpond 450m north west of Hunkington's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:

Overview
An interactive map of the location with every monument and battle plotted, and a plain-language history built only from what the record holds.
Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
Laser-scanned terrain that reveals earthworks hidden under fields and woodland, with likely features flagged.
Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.
Spotlight
A deep dive into the most remarkable, lesser-known history of the place, traced back to the record.
Target Zones
For detectorists: the most promising ground to search nearby, ranked by confidence, with what to expect.
Timeline
The whole story of the location told era by era, from prehistory to the present day.
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Moated site and fishpond 450m north west of Hunkington

Moated site and fishpond 450m north west of Hunkington stands on Warwickshire Group, bedrock that formed in the Early Permian. The rock here is siltstone and sandstone with subordinate mudstone.